EU Council Unanimously Approves the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union unanimously favored the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation…
US DOJ Targets Crypto Exchanges for Money Laundering
DOJ to Target Mixers and Tumblers According to Eun Young Choi, the head of the crypto unit at…
Judge Denies SEC’s Request to Seal Documents Related to Hinman’s Speech
In the latest development in a long-running court case, Judge Analisa Torres has denied the SEC’s request to…
Optimism Set to Release Bedrock Upgrade With Focus on Fee Reduction and Ethereum Compatibility
Optimism, a popular layer-2 blockchain, is set to release its long-awaited Bedrock upgrade on June 6th at 16:00…
Blockfi Decides to Proceed with Self-Liquidation Plan After Failed Attempts to Sell
The Self-Liquidation Plan of Blockfi Crypto Lender Blockfi, the crypto lender that has recently filed for bankruptcy, has…
Lido V2 Enables Direct ETH Withdrawals for Lido Stakers
Market-leading liquid staking platform Lido has enabled staked ETH withdrawals. The move came as Lido launched the V2…
Peter Schiff Warns of a Great Depression with Prices Rising
Peter Schiff, economist and best-selling author, has warned that America is on the brink of a new Great…
OKX and Alex Greenwood Launch an NFT Exhibition in the OKX Collective Metaverse
OKX, a leading Web3 technology company, has partnered with Manchester City women’s player, Alex Greenwood, to launch an…
Bitcoin Cash Takes a Leap Forward With New Ruleset Changes
Bitcoin Cash made a significant technological leap on May 15, 2023, introducing four new features into its ruleset.…
SEC Requests Smaller Penalty for LBRY
In a surprising request filed recently, the SEC asked that the court of New Hampshire downsize the penalties…
Ethereum Beacon Chain Experiences Finality Issues
The Beacon Chain experienced technical issues last week that caused it to stop finalizing blocks on two separate…
Former Paxful CEO Ray Youssef Cannot Vouch for Platform after Leaving
Former Paxful CEO Ray Youssef has told users of the peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that he is no longer…
Crypto becomes a key factor in Turkey’s presidential elections
The Presidential elections in Turkey: Crypto becomes a key factor in the presidential election
Democrats Push for SEC to Continue Cryptocurrency Regulations
Democratic Party members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services were handed a memo instructing them to…
Binance to Wind Down Operations in Canada Due to Regulatory Changes
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, has announced its plan to wind down its Canadian arm after…
Alibaba Cloud and Avalanche Build Metaverse Launchpad
Alibaba Cloud – a subset of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba – along with Avalanche has built a launchpad…
Russia Poised to Attract Crypto Miners as US, Kazakhstan Face Challenges, Says Experts
Russia May Attract Half of Kazakhstan’s Cryptocurrency Miners Increasing regulatory pressures, tax burden and energy costs in countries…
Central Banks Register Strong Gold Demand in Q1 2023, According to World Gold Council Report
Central banks have continued to consistently purchase gold during the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest…
Syrian Crypto Dealer Kidnapped by His Own Party Friends
Spanish law enforcement thwarted the kidnapping of a Syrian cryptocurrency dealer who was held for ransom by three…
Brazil to Serve as Bridge Between BRICS and Argentina
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to serve as a mediator between Argentina and the…
Nigeria Passes National Blockchain Policy After Extensive Consultations
The National Blockchain Policy Passes in Nigeria Wide Consultations Result in New National Blockchain Policy The Nigerian Federal…
Ethereum Gas Fees on the Rise as Meme Coins Return
Increase in Ethereum Gas Fees As Meme Coins Return The Concern over Gas Fees on the Ethereum Network…
Pepe Coin’s Market Capitalization Exceeds $1 Billion as It Outperforms Other Memecoins
Pepe Coin Skyrockets in Value as Its Market Capitalization Exceeds $1 Billion Pepe Coin Outperforms Other Memecoins Pepe…
Gemini Doubles Down on Expansion to Serve Non-US Residents Despite Regulatory Obstacles
Gemini Foundation, the non-US derivatives platform, recently launched its services on May 1st, catering to customers in 29…
Ukraine Police Disrupt Crypto Exchanges Laundering Illicit Funds
Ukrainian police, assisted by US law enforcement officials, have disrupted nine crypto exchange platforms suspected of laundering criminal…
IMF Warns of US Banking Crisis and Growing De-Dollarization Trend Threatening Financial Security
U.S. banking crisis is still ongoing and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, spoke about…
FTX Attempts to Claw Back Billions from Genesis
Court documents filed on May 3 reveal that FTX is attempting to claw back over $3.88 billion in…
Celsius Network Founder Fights Back Against NY Complaint
Celsius Network Founder Alex Mashinsky has filed a response seeking to dismiss the complaint filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Iran Eases Import Payments with Dedicated Crypto Platform
Iran is making it easier for local businesses to pay for imported goods using cryptocurrencies with the establishment…
YouTube Influencers Facing Lawsuit from Victims of FTX Scandal
A Handful of YouTubers in Hot Water After Lawsuit from FTX Scandal Victims Introduction Several influencers known for…
Coinbase Shares Plummet as Regulatory Action Scares Away Investors
Coinbase Shares Plummet 28.6% as Investors Flee Amidst Regulatory Action Coinbase is currently facing massive setbacks in the…
First Republic Bank Collapse Awakens Concerns About US Banking System and Possible Repercussions
The Collapse of First Republic Bank Awakens Concerns About US Banking System Analysts Warn of Possible Repercussions on…
Crypto Lender Celsius Seeks to Consolidate UK and US Entities Amidst Claims of Intercompany Chaos
Celsius Network, a bankrupt crypto lender, is attempting to consolidate its UK and US entities. The company is…
White House Proposes 30% Tax on Cryptocurrency Miners to Combat Climate Change
The White House is attempting to persuade Congress to pass a 30% climate change tax on cryptocurrency miners…
Sotheby’s Launches NFT Marketplace for Secondary Sales of Digital Art in Metaverse
Sotheby’s has launched a blockchain-based NFT Marketplace that will cater to secondary sales of digital art. The marketplace…
Russian Government Plans to Experiment with Cryptocurrency for Cross-Border Payments
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev has commented that while cryptocurrency may be risky for individual investors, it…
Latam Insights: Crypto and Economic Development News in Latin America
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America…
BRICS Focused on Expanding Use of Member Currencies Before Single Currency Launch
The Wider Use of National Fiats of BRICS States to Precede Launch of Single Currency The member states…
Pepe Coin Soars by Over 90% After OKX Listing
Pepe coin (PEPE) – a token inspired by the popular internet meme of Pepe the Frog – skyrocketed…
Argentinians Look to Bitcoin Amidst Inflation
The Dollarization Option Micheal Saylor, the founder of Microstrategy, has urged Argentinians to consider bitcoin as their currency…
More Than 2 Million Ordinal Inscriptions are Now Engraved into the Bitcoin Blockchain
More Than 2 Million Ordinal Inscriptions Are Now Engraved Into the Bitcoin Blockchain As of April 28, 2023,…
FBI Conducts Mysterious Search on Home of Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame
FBI Conducts Mysterious Search on Home of Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Unnamed sources have reported that the…
Trump warns on Dollar Crash, Inflation and World War III
Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. dollar is crashing and soon will “no longer be the world standard."
Coinbase Responds to SEC’s Wells Notice
Coinbase, a San Francisco-based crypto exchange, publicly disclosed its response to the Wells notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Bank of America Strategist Predicts Gold Could Reach $2500 per Ounce by 2023
A Bank of America Strategist Believes Gold Could Reach $2500 Per Ounce by 2023
Personalize Your Own Digital Avatar with OKX and Manchester City
Experience Manchester City like never before with the new augmented reality and avatar experience at playforthecity.com, created by…
Binance Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users for Deposits and Balances
Binance Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users, Allowing Deposits with Bank Cards and Removing Balance Limitation Binance, the world’s…
Brazilian President Backs the Creation of BRICS Currency
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has expressed support for the creation of a BRICS currency. His…
Bahamas to Strengthen Cryptocurrency Regulations After FTX Collapse
The Bahamian regulatory body of cryptocurrencies, the Securities Commission, plans to strengthen the country’s crypto regulations following the…
Austrian Cooperative Bank and Bitpanda Partner to Offer Crypto Investment Services
Austrian Cooperative Bank Partners with Bitpanda to Offer Crypto Investment Services Introduction Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien), an Austrian…
Bitget Launches Liquid Staking Derivatives as Margin Option for Bitget Coin-margined Futures
Bitget, a leading crypto derivatives and copy trading platform, has launched Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) as a margin…
Digital Euro Project Nears End of Research Phase: Universal Payment Method a Focus
Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), announced that the digital…
First Republic Bank Stocks Hit by Banking Crisis
First Republic Bank stock (FRC) lost half its value on Tuesday, April 25, following a disappointing quarterly earnings…
AWS and Cronos Labs Team up to Boost Blockchain Technology Adoption
AWS Teams Up with Cronos Labs to Boost Blockchain Technology Adoption Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined forces…
Bitcoin and Altcoins Soar After Several Days of Sideways Trading
Bitcoin Surges to Almost $29,000 Bitcoin has been stuck in a period of inactivity, trading sideways for several…
Unizen and THORChain Partner to Offer Cross-Chain Swaps on the Unizen Trade Platform
The Unizen team at zcx.com has announced a strategic partnership with THORChain. This agreement has enabled swaps between…
Golden Gate: The Interchain Infrastructure Protocol That Solves Communication and Liquidity Fragmentation in Web3
Golden Gate: The Interchain Infrastructure Protocol That Solves Communication and Liquidity Fragmentation in Web3 Golden Gate (GGX) is…
FTX Sells LedgerX to Monetize and Meet Client Obligations
FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the closure of a deal to sell LedgerX, a futures and…
Venture Capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya Shares Thoughts on Crypto Regulation
Chamath Palihapitiya, the host of the widely-known podcast ‘All In’ and a seasoned venture capitalist with investments in…
Bank Analysts Foresee Bitcoin Reaching $100k by 2024
In a note published on April 24, Standard Chartered analysts predicted that Bitcoin prices will climb to $100,000…
The Rise of Uniswap: How the Decentralized Exchange Maintained Dominance
The Rise of Uniswap: How the Decentralized Exchange Maintained Dominance The crypto market significantly improved this year, but…
Stablecoin Market Takes a Hit with $2.4 Billion Loss in 30 Days
Four of the top five stablecoins have experienced net redemptions over the last 30 days, resulting in a…
Binance US Terminates Asset Purchase Agreement with Voyager
Voyager Digital Ltd., once in collaboration with Binance’s US subsidiary to acquire its assets, has had its asset…
Binance Launches AI-Driven Learning Tool: Sensei
Introducing Binance Sensei: World’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, has launched Binance Sensei, a free AI-driven learning tool…
ECB President Warns of De-Dollarization Trend
ECB President Christine Lagarde has warned that the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status “should no longer be taken…
Massive Cryptocurrency Scam Busted in Spain: More Than €100 Million Lost by Over 3,000 Investors
Spain authorities nab a criminal organization accused of conducting an extensive cryptocurrency scam that defrauded over 3,000 people…
Clinton Warns About U.S. Defaulting and Dollar Losing Reserve Currency Status
Hillary Clinton, a former first lady and the U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, has issued…
US Treasury Sanctions Three Individuals for Helping Lazarus Group Fund DPRK’s Illicit WMD Programs
The United States Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on three individuals allegedly involved in helping the Lazarus…
NFT: ApeCoin the Bored Ape token listed on Binance, Coinbase and FTX
The long awaited token of the Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem, ApeCoin has just been announced by Yuga Labs. An airdrop is planned for holders and the token will be listed on all major exchanges (Binance, Coinbase, FTX, Kraken, Gemini...).
Bitcoin: CME Group to offer micro futures on Bitcoin and Ethereum
The CME Group has just publicly announced the arrival of micro futures on Bitcoin and Ethereum as early as next month.
Bitcoin: After economic sanctions and Russian asset freeze, crypto exchanges come into play
Crypto currencies are gaining more and more prominence in the economic and political environment, apart from asset prices and market sentiment, cryptos are poised to become a new geostrategic and economic weapon that would propel it into debates and legislations.
Bitcoin: Intel hints at its new, environmentally friendly and efficient mining chip
Intel lets us glimpse its next-generation mining chip. More efficient and environmentally friendly will be its main features.
Dogecoin: AMC to accept Shiba inu and Dogecoin via Bitbay
Movie theater chain AMC Entertainment will soon accept payment in Dogecoin and Shiba inu.
Bitcoin: eCommerce giant eBay on track to adopt cryptocurrency payments and NFT
Cryptocurrencies have been attracting digital giants and financial institutions for several months. E-commerce giant Ebay is trying to rebuild itself on the Web3 and is turning to cryptocurrencies as a payment method.
Ethereum: $UNI from Uniswap exchange becomes the most traded token among BSC whales
Whalestats reported on Twitter this week that $UNI from the Uniswap exchange is now the most traded token among BSC's 1,000 whales, placing it ahead of Ethereum.
Dogecoin: after Bitcoin and Ethereum, Binance, Polkadot and Dogecoin show their support for the Ukrainian state
After fiat, Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT donations, other players, including the famous Dogecoin are showing their support for the Ukrainian state.
NFT: South Korea plans to invest $187 million in a national Metaverse
South Korea has announced a significant investment ($187 million) in a national Metaverse project.
Bitcoin: after the exclusion of the Swift network a call to denounce the wallets of Russian politicians was launched in Ukraine
Cryptocurrencies keep making news in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Ukraine is now counting on the denunciation of the wallets of Russian politicians.
Bitcoin: China’s Supreme Court declares crypto-currency fundraisers illegal
China's Supreme Court has revised its legal interpretation of fundraising, making fundraisers in Bitcoin or other crypto currencies illegal.
Bitcoin: Various payment services blocked in Russia after sanctions over Ukraine invasion
Several Russian banks that have been sanctioned due to the Russian-led invasion of Ukraine will no longer support major payment services like Apple Pay and Google Pay.
